Property

Star building apprentices compete for title

The hunt is on for the next Registered Master Builders Apprentice of the Year. This morning, 12 Bay of Plenty-based building apprentices competed in the regional... Read More

Council to decide on Kulim Park funding

Elected Members will decide on Thursday, June 27 whether to approve an additional $1m in the 2019/2020 Annual Plan for the Kulim Park redevelopment. On Tuesday,... Read More

Water use charges for Thames Valley residents

Starting on July 1, water use on properties in the Thames Valley catchment smaller than four hectares will be charged to the property owner, according to the amount... Read More

Trust chairman responds to SAVE Tumu Kaituna

Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Trust chairman Malcolm Short has responded to SAVE Tumu Kaituna following the group announcing to fight a plan that will strip them of the ancestral... Read More

Power cut in Bethlehem

Powerco have reported a power outage in Bethlehem on Thursday night. The power went off in Bethlehem at 11.43pm on Thursday June 20, affecting 495 properties. The... Read More

$1000 reward for missing Siberian husky dog

A reward of $1,000 is being offered for the safe return of a missing Siberian husky. Jet, an 11-year-old Siberian husky dog went missing from his home in Whakamarama... Read More

Rat numbers set to explode in NZ forests

Conservationists in the central North Island warn that native bird populations are due to 'take an epic hammering” this spring when predator populations balloon. Staff... Read More

Update: No Tsunami Threat to New Zealand

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

No tsunami threat to NZ after quake in Kermadecs

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

Diversifying income the name of the game

Starting out with sheep 30 years ago, the Honeyfield family at Welcome Bay, Tauranga, have diversified their 100ha farm into four different revenue streams - and... Read More

Chapel St traffic lights are out

Both sets of traffic lights at Chapel St, Tauranga are not functioning this afternoon. The traffic lights went out around noon on Saturday. Two police are directing... Read More

Power restored following outage in Katikati

Update 3pm: Power has been restored to 2656 properties in Katikati. The massive power outage occurred on Saturday afternoon about 1.20pm. Earlier, 2pm: Powerco... Read More